REU Site: Atmospheric Science in the Gulf Coast Region at Texas A&M University

德克萨斯农工大学大气科学系将在三个暑假里接待30名本科生，与教师导师及其研究小组一起在本科生研究经验（REU）网站进行研究。德克萨斯A&amp；M大气科学系的教师和学生进行广泛的大气学科研究。这一经历为学生提供了丰富职业生涯和探索大气科学研究课题的机会。该网站提供了一个学习气象学和大气科学主题的机会，特别是与墨西哥湾沿岸各州相关的主题，包括恶劣天气、数值预测、大气化学和气候。这个REU网站的主要目标是(1)提供高质量的科学研究经验；(2)增加对研究事业感兴趣和准备从事研究事业的学生人数的多样性。该计划旨在通过将参与者与研究生和教师导师一起嵌入研究小组，尽可能地平行研究生研究经验。每周的个人和小组研究活动和会议辅以专业发展和交流研讨会，研究生和就业机会，以及与其他领域的reu的校园活动。我们将根据学生的具体需求，通过个别辅导、小组辅导和小组研讨会等方式，特别关注学生的定量分析能力。学生将有机会在校园内和全国会议上报告他们的研究成果。该项目特别努力从规模较小的大学和服务少数族裔的机构中招募参与者，并与整个墨西哥湾沿岸地区服务历史上代表性不足的人口的机构合作，帮助招募多样化的申请者。

The Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University will host thirty undergraduate students over a period of three summers to conduct research with faculty mentors and their research groups in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site. The Texas A&M Department of Atmospheric Sciences faculty and students conduct research across a broad range of atmospheric disciplines. The experience provides career enrichment and opportunities for students to explore research topics in the atmospheric sciences. The site offers an opportunity to study meteorology and atmospheric science topics especially relevant to the Gulf Coast states, including severe weather, numerical prediction, atmospheric chemistry, and climate. The primary objectives of this REU site are (1) to provide a high-quality scientific research experience and (2) to increase diversity in the population of students interested in and preparing for research careers. The program is designed to parallel the graduate research experience as closely as possible by embedding participants in research groups with graduate students and a faculty mentor. Weekly activities and meetings on individual and group research are supplemented with professional development and seminars on communicating, graduate and career opportunities, and on campus events with REUs in other fields. Special attention will be given to furthering students' quantitative skills via individual mentoring, group tutorials, and small group workshops based on specific needs. Students will have opportunities to report their results in presentations on campus and at national conferences. This program makes a specific effort to recruit and include participants from smaller colleges and minority-serving institutions, partnering with institutions throughout the Gulf Coast region that serve historically underrepresented populations to help recruit a diverse pool of applicants.